DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Purchase of Lubrication Trucks
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the acceptance of a contract with Grande Truck Center to provide the Solid Waste Management Department with two Lubrication Trucks for a total cost of $347,212.00, funded with the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the attached tabulation of three bids to provide the Solid Waste Management Department with two lubrication trucks for a total cost of $347,212.00. These units will be purchased from Grande Truck Center on the basis of low competitive bid.
This purchase will provide two replacement lubrication trucks for the Solid Waste Management Department. The two lubrication trucks will be used to provide lubrication, maintenance and repair services for heavy equipment located throughout the City. Niece Equipment LP was the low bidder on Item #2 but was declared non-responsive since they did not possess a franchise dealer's license. A truck converter cannot sell a vehicle in Texas to an end user unless the converter also has a franchise dealer's license. The recommended award is to Grande Truck Center, the low responsive bidder. The life expectancy of the new equipment is 96 months.
Based on thorough research and knowledge of the industry, the Building and Equipment Services Department, Fleet Acquisitions Division could not identify any viable alternative fueled equipment that would be available to meet the current requirements.
Vehicles and equipment that meet their expected life cycle are usually sold at auction but are sometimes traded-in to the selling dealer. If the Fleet asset is in the ERRF, then the proceeds are returned to the fund. The proceeds are then used to purchase new similar vehicles and equipment for the same department that operated the sold fle...
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